{"id":"SEC-07-007","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States","state":"","metro":"","industry":"07","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration","authority":"Guidance (OSHA alert); OSH Act sec. 5(a)(1) general duty clause as the enforcement backdrop","instrument":"OSHA Alert 3996, COVID-19 Guidance for Retail Workers","title":"COVID-19 Guidance for Retail Workers (OSHA 3996-03R 2021; original alert April 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-04-08","effective":"Guidance","end":"","startDate":"2020-04-08","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["retail employers (supermarkets, big box stores)"],"clause":"Take the following steps to reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus for workers in the retail industry (e.g., supermarkets, and big box stores): Provide and have all workers wear face coverings... Use a drive-through window or curbside pick-up. Implement physical distancing practices in all communal work areas. Install plexiglass partitions at counters and cash registers.","enforcement":"Guidance; OSHA general-duty-clause citations and the National Emphasis Program (DIR 2021-01, 2021-03) are the enforcement posture","functions":["SF","CU","ST","HR"],"notes":"The federal safety regulator\u0027s own description of how the retail workplace was to operate; describe by category, never as an order.","sourceUrl":"https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/OSHA3996.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":841541,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-07","url":"/library/SEC-07-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-07-007","citation":"Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA Alert 3996, COVID-19 Guidance for Retail Workers (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. SEC-07-007)","stateName":"","related":[]}